Cinch with spreader



Sept. 27, 1949. A. F. HOLLY .QINCH WITH SPREADER Filed Oct. 19, 1948 Fig.

Inventor Arthur F. Hal/1y Patented Sept. 27, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIE- v,

GINCH WITH SPREADER- Arthur F. Holly, Fors'yth, Mont.

Application October 19, 1948,- Serial No;- 55,394

7' Claims. I

This invention relates to saddle cinches and aims to provide certain new and useful improvements whereby the saddle is given better support where most needed, that is, directly opposite the saddle and whereby less discomfort is given the" animal upon which it is used in comparison with other cinches'mad'e in like widths;

Another object of the invention is the provision of a buckle forming part of the cinch, whereby the cords fastened to the buckle all take up an equal amount of strain and whereby the possibilities of the outer cord slipping toward the center. is eliminated, which objectionable condition' is characteristic of cinches utilizing circular rings.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of aspreader stay having novel features of construction and utility.

In addition, it is an object of the" invention to provide a novel rigid spreader which provides facilities whereby bi'ght portionsof the individual ropes may be respectively looped and hitched tothe bar portions of the spread'er and the strands of said ropes interlaced and thus virtually woven together, whereby to preventslippage of the anchorew portions of the individual ropes on the spreader bars and to consequently maintain said ropes orderly and effectively spread in relation to each other;

Another object of the invention is to provide a rope cinch having aring at one end and a buckle atthe other end and a rigid spreader intermediate the ends, the spreader being provided at its opposite transverse ends withlateral eyes and said eyesserving to provide extra facilities whereby,

say for instance, a breast collar, martingaleor a Other objects and advantages will become morereadily apparent from the following. description and the accompanying illustrative drawings.

Inthe drawingawherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the views:

Figure 1 is an elevational view showing, in front edge elevation, a cinch constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention. 4

Figure 2 is a plan view of the cinch, the portions thereof straightened and: in positions which would be takenit the cinch were laid flat on table crthe like;

Figure 3 is a fra-g-n-renta-ry bottom plan view showing the plurality of individual ropes and the" manner in which the bight portions areconne'cted by slip-type hitch loop's to the bar portions of the spreader.

Figure 4- is a perspective view of the spreader per s'e.

Figure 5' is a. fragmentary perspective view on an enlarged scale showing the manner in which twoindividual ropes'have their inner bi'ght por tions loop-hitched to the bar portions of the spreader and also showing -how the respective strands of the two individual ropes are interconn ected or interlaced to minimize accidental slippage of the hitch-loops.

Figure 6* is a; diagrammatic view, based on Figure 5, and drawn on an exaggerated scale to better show the hitc'l'i loops and mode of interlacing the stated strands-oi respective loops. 1

Referring now to the drawings by distinguishing reference numerals" call attention: tothe fact that the cin'ch primarily made of ropes" wise tied and rigielyras'tened as at II and I2 re-- spectively. The left hand ends H as shown in Flgu'lre 2 are: securely attached to' a: bar portion of a buckle l3. The free end portions-of the strands or ropes 8' which embodiedin the half section to the: right are secured at W to a link or ring" M,- the: parts- I 3 and I4 beingconnected, in actual practice, witlr coacting portionsof the saddle (not shown) Before going further,- reference is bad to" the metal rod unit forming the spreader f5 shown in Figure 4; The spreader is or elongated rectanguiar form and includes paraliel bar members a e and; n and" transverse end members l3" and I9 and complemental rigid portions-defining forward and rear eyes 29 and: 2t respectively.

Reference being had now" tothe method of hitchingthe bight portions of the respective ropes 1 and a, it will benotect that each rope is actuali y' bent upon itself between its respective ends;

1 Take-for example? the rope" 1 the bightportion thereof is denoted at 22 and the strands 9 are passed through the bight and coiled or wrapped around the bar I1. Then take the rope 8, the bight portion is denoted at 23 and the strands ID are passed through the bight and also coiled and thus wrapped around the bar I 6. Thus, the bight portion of each rope is looped and thus tied in knot fashion to the bar. The ropes I attach to the bar I! and all of the ropes 8 attach to the bar It. Then, in addition, the strands 9 which go to the left in Figure and the strands In Which go the right in Figure 5 are interlaced with one another and this manner of hitch-looping, or loop-hitching the bight portions of the respective ropes and then inter-twining same provides the desired tight-tied results. The greater the pull on the fastened end portions II and I 2 of the strands 9 and ID, the tighter the loops 22 and 23 are drawn around the bar portions of the spreader.

I would stress again the importance of the eyes and 2! since the front eye 20 may be used for anchoring a martingale or breast collar thereto. On the other hand, the eye 2| may be used as an anchor for a back cinch (not shown) when more than one cinch is used at one time.

When the spreader is properly proportioned and made in relation to the buckle I3 and ring 14 there is a ratio of two to one as between the fastened ends I l and I2 and the loop-hitched ends which are connected to the respective bars of the rigid spreader. This insures uniform and effective spreading of all of the ropes and also insures that the central portion of the cinch is wide and the end portions relatively narrow.

In the drawings the element 14 is referred to as a link or ring and the element It on the opposite side or end of the structure is referred to as a buckle. I desire to point out here that the buckle may be on either end of the cinch. Also, it might be advisable to have a buckle on both ends. Consequently, I desire that the elements 13 and M be construed as either rings, buckles or both.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description in conjunction with the invention as illustrated in the drawings will enable the reader to obtain a clear understanding and impression of the alleged features of merit and novelty sufficient to clarify the construction of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Minor changes in shape, size, materials and rearrangement of parts may be resorted to in actual practice so long as no departure is made from the invention as claimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A cinch of the class described comprising a ring attachable to a portion of a saddle, a buckle attachable to a portion of said saddle, a spreader, and left hand and right hand ropes, the free ends of the left hand ropes being attached securely to the buckle, the bight portions of the inner ends of said left hand ropes being attached to the spreader, the free ends of the right hand ropes being rigidly attached to the ring, and the bight portions of the right hand ropes being attached to the spreader.

2. A cinch of the class described comprising a ring attachable to a portion of a saddle, a buckle attachable to a portion of the saddle, a spreader, and left hand and right hand ropes, the free ends of the left hand ropes being attached securely to the buckle, the bight portions of the inner ends of said left hand ropes being attached to the spreader, the free ends of the right hand ropes being rigidly attached to the ring, and the bight portions of the right hand ropes being attached to the spreader, the respective bight portions of the individual right and left hand ropes being secured by a self tightening hitch-loop to the spreader.

3. A cinch of the class described comprising a ring attachable to a portion of a saddle, a buckle attachable to a portion of the saddle, a spreader, and left hand and right hand ropes, the free ends of the left hand ropes being attached securely to the buckle, the bight portions of the inner ends of said left hand ropes being attached to the spreader, the free ends of the right hand ropes being rigidly attached to the ring, and the bight portions of the right hand ropes being attached to the spreader, the respective bight portions of the individual ropes being secured by a self tightening hitch-loop to the spreader, and the respective strands of the individual left and right ropes being laced between each other and pulled in opposite directions to effectively secure the bight portions of all ropes on said spreader.

4. As a component phase of the invention shown and described, a spreader unit embodying a rigid bar, a buckle, a length of rope bent l between its ends to provide parallel strands, the

bight portion being looped around said bar, the strands being passed through the looped bight to provide a self tightening hitch, the free ends of the strands being secured to said buckle.

5. As a component phase of a cinch construction of the class shown and described, a spreader comprising a pair of spaced parallel rigid bars, a pair of individual but complemental ropes, said ropes being bent between their ends to provide bight portions, the bight portion of one rope being looped and hitched to one bar, the bight portion of the remaining rope being looped and hitched to the remaining bar, the strands of the respective ropes being interlaced.

6. A saddle cinch comprising a rigid elongated rope attaching and spreading unit, complemental but individual groups of right and left hand girth ropes spread apart and individually attached at their inner ends to said spreader unit, the outer ends of the ropes of the respective groups converging and being pressed and bunched firmly together, and right and left hand fasteners to which the outer bunched ends of said ropes are connected, said fasteners being adapted for connection to a conventional-type saddle.

7. A saddle cinch of the class described comprising a rigid elongated spreader embodying spaced parallel longitudinal bars connected by transverse bars and provided at opposite transverse ends with depending lateral eyes, there being a forward eye to accommodate a martingale and a rearward eye to accommodate a tie or connecting rope whenever necessary or desired, individual but complemental groups of right hand and left hand ropes, all of said rope being connected at their inner ends to predetermined right and left hand bars of the spreader, fasteners to which the outer ends of the respective ropes of said groups connect, said fasteners being adapted for separable attachment to a conventional-type saddle.

ARTHUR F. HOLLY.

(References on following page) 5 REFERENCES CITED Number The following references are of record in the 1 l ,0 J file of thls patent. 1,741,928

UNITED STATES PATENTS 5 Number Name Date N b 308,983 Pefley Dec. 9, 1884 8 521,552 Reed June 19, 1894 r 4 6 Name Date Weeks June 9, 1903 Roehl May 24, 1921 I Gafney Dec. 31, 1929 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Mar. 18, 1899 

